Yes, by the same people still arguing Tatum vs Brown…while they size their rings.
KAT to the Knicks, Randle and DiVincenzo to Timberwolves [TRADE FINALIZED]
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Yes, by the same people still arguing Tatum vs Brown…while they size their rings.
The God Poster
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KAT being able to settle into a 3rd player type role & in the east will do wonders. Knicks is tooling up 
Ant already on the phone with Draymond asking for tips on how to punch a teammate. I like Julius but breh be throwing some hissy fits. lol
Ant already on the phone with Draymond asking for tips on how to punch a teammate. I like Julius but breh be throwing some hissy fits. lol
Dudes talking like this the same 26ppg KAT. He averaged 22 last year and 21 the year before as the wolves have gotten better (19 in the playoffs). Still the same level of talent, just didn’t need to do as much. Now he’s on an even more talented team. Brunson controls the ball he gone get his all the same. Bigs sacrifice most scoring-wise in situations like this. If you want precedent:
Porzingis went from 23ppg the year before to 20
Kevin Love went from 26 to 16
Bosh went from 24 to 19
KG went from 22 to 19
With KAT if you take that 21/22 and factor in that same type of sacrifice yes I can see him averaging 18 and Bridges the same. And I’m only using “option” for a more casual/lay explanationIf they’re smart they will not have any type of pecking order after Brunson and they won’t approach this as ‘Brunson and Katt’s team’. That’s not who he is and this roster is the perfect place for him not to force that
Porzingis, Love, Bosh & KG all had two guys ahead of them that were clearly superior scorers in Tatum/Brown, LeBron/Kyrie, LeBron/Wade and Pierce/Ray. Mikal Bridges and OG are not at that level
If anything, I think Mikal is the guy that you're describing. That will go from a situation where he had too much responsibility on offense in Brooklyn to now going back to a role that his game fits better like he had in Phoenix
Like I said, I completely understand the concept of what you're talking about. I just don't think it will apply to KAT with the Knicks. It's not even about an official pecking order, I just don't see KAT having drastically different usage than what he had in Minnesota to compare with some of the names you originally brought up
The God Poster
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Mitch is still there, just needs to get healthy
LV Koopa
Jester from Hell
Dudes talking like this the same 26ppg KAT. He averaged 22 last year and 21 the year before as the wolves have gotten better (19 in the playoffs). Still the same level of talent, just didn’t need to do as much. Now he’s on an even more talented team. Brunson controls the ball he gone get his all the same. Bigs sacrifice most scoring-wise in situations like this. If you want precedent:
Porzingis went from 23ppg the year before to 20
Kevin Love went from 26 to 16
Bosh went from 24 to 19
KG went from 22 to 19
With KAT if you take that 21/22 and factor in that same type of sacrifice yes I can see him averaging 18 and Bridges the same. And I’m only using “option” for a more casual/lay explanation
KAT is going to be playing Center instead of PF. He's a #1 option moving back to his natural position. If KAT averages only 18 then the Knicks aren't even winning 50 games. Stop it.
Exactly. If I had a magic wand and could chose how it plays out, I would want Brunson to play exactly the same just add a lil bit more traditional PG capabilities, more assists. 25 and 8. First team NBA. I’d want KAT to rebound and have his most efficient year ever, improve on D. 18 and 11. All star. I’d want bridges aggressive and tbh I’d want him outscoring KAT. I know what KAT can do but Bridges has another level he can go to become an elite wing. 20, 5, and 5. All star and first team defense. Then OG 6th man of the year
Head to Charlotte and rebuild that popsicle stick franchise once and for all
Yeah OK good luck with that one
KnickstapeCity
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Bytchell is a fukking fakkit
Yea aight. I’ll be quoting you soon.
Yall are still stuck on that ‘big 3’ model. That ‘will your team to victory or your legacy is at stake
‘ goofinessThey do not need him turning into Patrick Ewing. He’ll be efficient and just as impactful without averaging 20. And again he just averaged 19 in the playoffs for a WCF team.
It does make a lot of sense for the Knicks, even though I don’t like the fact that they lost Donte. I think the Nova factor is huge. They all played their best basketball last season when the 3 were together, it just felt like their comraderie was a big factor.
I don’t think this really hurts the Wolves, but it’s not really moving the needle either. Reid can easily replace Towns’ production IMO. I don’t really think Towns is that much better honestly. Donte is a nice pickup. Randle is an ISO guy. Not sure why they needed him when they already have one of the best ISO players with Ant. Towns is a sharpshooting 7 footer. Think they could’ve gotten a package that suits their team better.
I don’t think this really hurts the Wolves, but it’s not really moving the needle either. Reid can easily replace Towns’ production IMO. I don’t really think Towns is that much better honestly. Donte is a nice pickup. Randle is an ISO guy. Not sure why they needed him when they already have one of the best ISO players with Ant. Towns is a sharpshooting 7 footer. Think they could’ve gotten a package that suits their team better.